Perhaps Spence has been deceived himself by trusting the claims of those responsible for the promotion of the fight – which may or may not include individuals, like Spence himself, in the employ of fight promoter Premier Boxing Champions.

On the bright side – at least as far as Spence and PBC is concerned – if pre-fight promotion continues as it has since the fight was announced on Fox, the damage of such misinformation getting out will be limited almost entirely to those who don’t watch the CBS Sports, NBC Sports and ESPN television networks.